Jury Pool Profile
Yavapai County, Arizona
- County seat
- Prescott
- Judicial district
- Yavapai County Superior Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 252,552
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 245,480.
At a glance
Yavapai County is a 252,552-person venue. The county population is 81% White (Census race-alone categories). 15% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $74,247, $7,157 below the AZ state median of $81,404; 30.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 25.6% of covered employment, average pay $62,141/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, above the 4.61% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 245,480
- Median household income
- $69,613
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 81% / 1%.
Yavapai County has a population of 245,480, with a median age of 55.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 80.6%; Black residents 0.5%. Independently, 15.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $74,247; 30.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 25.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, above the Arizona state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Yavapai County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.5% in 2024, 63.9% in 2020, 63.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 11.3% of the adult civilian population (23,533 individuals).